Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 18, 1919, Page 1

;i ' The grmies have bee ejenced BRINE hitial meeting - this Loy epry: merning-at -which final instructions BUSINESS MEN BEGINDRIVETO ENLARGE RANKS OF ASSOCIATION Blue and ‘White Team Start Out, Détermined to Add : Mmi Members. CAMPAIGN STARTS WITH UNUSUAL: ZEAL TODAY Piun To Enl}lt Everybody Wthio' Hs ln_teresu of City at Heart The_first forenoon’y result of the three-days campaign ’at the Bemidii Civic mmerte association for. “new. members. today, resulted in “aigty names being secured, ere the two hours old, and the ‘morni £ ine continued this after- Dace was noon. . i No oné should be missed in the so- licition and if the committees should hapven. to -pass anyone they are earnestly requested to at once notify headquarters of their desire to join. Don't stand upon ceremony. It costs but $10 per_vear. payable in two in- stallments six months apart. You have the best interests of your home city at.heart, havn’t you? Then join the boosters for the campaign advancément. ‘ - ‘Begitining .- with-- a snap, and promptly at 930 o’clock this morn- ing, the membership drive through which effort will be made to double the enrollment of the Bemidji Civic & Commerce -association is in pro- gress. The association workers have been divided into two armies, the Blue headed by Major .E. A. Barker and the White by Major E. B. Ber- man. 3 . 3 - ‘ Tw% Teams Onpose. divided into teams pf- three, 8 captain and two gergeants, and _the rivalry, as evi- were given, indicates that the three- day drive:. will be interesting and that Wednesday night will find prac- tically every Bemidji man, who has the -best interest of his home city at heart, an_association member. * To both ‘majors and the captains ‘were given brief cases in which were contained instructions for the cam- " paign and blanks, as follows: Instructions for captains and team members, program of proposed as- sociation membership certificate, covering- association .policy on chari- ties and subse¥iptions; list of pro- spects for membership, blank appli- cation, port- lanks and team ‘badges." " - “Plan Working Well. The entire plan for-the first day’s work was carried ‘on to the satisfac- tion of E, F. MacDonough, assistant secretary of the St. Paul association, who is directing the campaign. Bach noon during the campaign lunches will be served at the associa- tion rooms for the members of the Awo..armies, and this noon a number of clever talks were given by work- ers who related. their experiences in. the solicitation and offered sugges- tions which might be used in bring- ~ing -added 'workers ‘into the associa- tion activities. -Will Award Prizes. To the teams sécuring the largest ] number of members will be given suitable prizes. At the Nangle block corner will be displayed a thermometer, indicat- ing the progress of the membership, the association quarters being locat- ed in the block. SIX POPULAR HITS FOR COMMUNITY DANCING When the Bemidji band gives its regular - weekly concert in Library park -Wednesday night, Direcfor 'Riggs .will present six new popular hits, specially for the community pavement dance after the regular concert; and he wants to see another large crowd of dancers. At the concert, the heaviest and best overture of the season will be played by the band. ENGINE BROTHERHOOD "DEMANDS NEW DEAL Cleveland,, O.,.Aug., 18.—Increase of wages,-averaging 50 per cent, and the installation of dutomatic stokers, coal passers, grate shakers and door openers,gre provided in the new wage scale #md: standard- rules -is- the re- port inithe hands of. 300 representa- tives of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Firemen and Enginemen here today. They will be presented to Rail Director Hines, ROSTER OF SUBSCRIBERS T0 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY wio i e fOE COMNG Enthusiasm Grows as General Manager Tells Advantages ‘to Bemidji When the Jefferson Highway com- mittee of the Bemidji association started out on a campaign for new members, after General Manager J. D. Clarkson of the highway had given a talk on the highWa'\hr and its value to Bemidji, they met the great- est encouragement and the followingl, ; enlisted for support and bettering of the highway in, this vicinity: Jefferson - Subscribers. *. George T. Baker, Fred. E. Brink- man, William Dugas, Frapk Dewey, Mrs. Peter Billideau,” Qscar T. Hill,|: Lars L. Lind, G. S. Harding, Otto G. Schwandt, L. B, Wilson, O’Leary- Bowser, Abe Grossman, A. M. Bag- ey, Peter t eorge Miller, G. E. Carson, Reyn- olds & Winter, F. 8. Lycan, H. Z. Mitchell, Hal L. Huffman, J. P. Lahr, M. E. Ibertson, G.-W. Cochran, A. E. Feir, H. C. Baer, A. W. Aamodt, E. H. Smith, D. L. Stanton, B. W.|[same, rain or shine, Johnson, J. L. George, Wilfred R. La- | the liberte, Os¢ H. Erickson, D. Mitchell, | napp, A. P. White, ‘A. L. Mo Joe Steidle, M. R. Well, Sol F. 8. Smith, General Store, Haycraft Mercantile Co., Solway, W. G. Schroeder, Bel- trami Elevator & Milling Co., N. E, Given, C. M. Peterson, Solway, John Gustafson, Solway, Eugene Daniels, Solway, M. A. Dille, Solway, Anton Frederickson, Solway, P. J. Rock, Solway, Charles Vandersluis, Emil of | Peterson, A. Daran, F. G. Troppman, Hoganson Brothers L. A. Ward, R. E. Richardson, Philip Gill, Dave Gill, K. B. McCready, George E. Keenan, Shavitch Brothers, E. A. Shannon, A. B. Palmer, W. F. Marcum, J. E. McGhee, Graham M. Torrance, Earle A. Barker, E. H. Marcum, E. Denu, R. L. Given, Paul Brosvik, N, L. Hakkerup, Motor Inn, C. W. Jew- ett company, B. M. Sathire, RoW-|p.o¢ wiljiam Iler Crane of Columbia land Gilmore, D. F. McCann, G: W. Harnwell, W. Z. Robinson, C. R. San: born, J. W. Wilcox, G. D. Backus, M. M. Jagrin, Jens J. Opsahl, Larson & Larson, Minn. Electric Light & Power company, A. J: Naylor, Ber- man Agency, R. H. Schumaker, C.-'W. Thompson, Solway, Huffman & Received memberships and checks to cover on the above list of names August 15. 5 . Jefferson Highway Assn. HAMLINE FOOTBALL (OACH IS LOOKING OVER LOCAL PLAYERS Harold Hanson,- all western half back on the 1916 University of Min- nesota football team, is in Bemidji looking up material for the univer- sity football team next fall, for he has been secured for coach at Ham- line university. A couple of former high school players are being looked over closely. AMERICAN AVIATORS ARE HELD CAPTIVES BY BANDIT LEADER Minneufi- Flyer In Hands of Mexican; Ransom De- manded, $15,000 - (By United Press.) Aug. 18.—The department of state has telegraphed instruction to the American embassy at Mexico City to immediately call upon the Mexi- can government for action to bring about the release of two army avia- tors, held for ransom, the state de- partment announced today. FRIENDS RAISE RANSOM. Marfa, Texas, Ang. 18.—Arrange- ments were practically completed today to send a courier to Candelaria, Texas, with $15,000 ransom money for Lieuts. Paul Davis, age 23 years, of Strathmore, Calif., and Harold G. Peterson, age 25 years, of Hutchin- son, Minn., reported held by the Mexican- bandit, Chico Gano, in the canyons of the Mexico Big Bend dis- trict. The ransom was subscribed by Texas cowboys at Fort Davis and Brigadier General Erwin, command- ant at Fort Bliss. TOBACCO MAY REPLACE BOOZE IN NORTH DAKOTA ..{By United Pr Mandan; N. D., Aug ‘“‘antis’’ ‘do- not-take the federal prohibition too soon, tobacco | may become a ‘North Dakota crop. J,, 8. Bartram, who raised tobacco in -the-east, .has been trying tfMe plant here. It is thriving in the experimen- tal plot, but Mr. Bartram wishes to make further study before recom- mending tobacco to North Dakota farmers as a crop. Frost, " .-L. . Stinbrook,! .| Thursday having been called off ow- vay; Sol- [ the roads almost way, -James Stiith, Solway, Selway|everything out doors disagreeable. ‘| be the parade of soldiers and civil- BLACKDUCK'S WILL BE HELD. Daferr.zhd . Lglt" Week dwmg to Heavy:Down. Pours as Date Neared MY AVIATOR'S FLIGHT - FEATURE OF PROGRAM Big Parade of Service MG_h From Throughout County;™ Bemidji Takes Part. ' : Blackduck is going to havethat, home coming celebration just @he next Thursday, scheduled home coming last ing to the.heavy rains, which made T impassable ‘and Blackduck didn’t want to attempt to stage a home coming under such .circumstances and it would have} been impossible to stage the splendid program arranged, so the executive committee could do nothing but call oft the celebration. “At a mass meeting held by citizens it was.decided to hold the home com- ing this week Thursday—one week later—and the program as first ar- ranged will be carried out. The Day’s Program. Features of the day’s program will ians, which will form at the city -hall corner at 9:30 o’clock. At 11 o’clock university will deliver the oration of the day. At 12 o'clock, dinner will be served, all service men guests of the citizenry. The serving will be at the pavilion on the school grounds. Any visitor to the . celebration is privil. eged to bring their dinner and will find accommodations on the school grounds. -Aeroplane Flight. ¢ At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, there will be an exhibition aeroplane flight by Aviator McElligot of Ap- pleton, Wis., an army aviator, and hé is said to be one of the best before the public today. i Bemidji’s baseball team ‘of All Stars will meet Pine River at 3:30 o’clock and it should be a hot con-| test as Pine River will present a team calculated to make the Bemidji- ites go some to take the long end of the score. e ¢ In the evening there will be sev- eral bouts of boxing and wrestling staged, the main event being Harry Brodd against an unknown. Dancing will commence at the pavilion and city hall at 9:30 o’clock and Bemidji orchestras will play the dance program. Bemidji Band to Play. The Bemidji military band, led by Director Riggs, will furnish the music throughout the day, and the celebration is assured a high class program, as the band is one of the hest in the state. On the date last week, when the home coming was staged, a large number of Bemidji people had plan- ped to attend, including returned soldiers, sallors and mariunes, and it is hoped that the slight change in date will not deter them from being present next Thursday and help Blackduck make the showing she justly deserves. CARSON IS ELECTED HEAD OF ‘PIONEER’ At the annual meeting of the iboard of directors of the Bemidji Pioneer Publishing company, held Saturday afternoon, the following officers were chosen: President and treasurer G. E. Car- son, Bemidji. * Vice president—A. Kaiser, Bagley. Secretary and manager—E. H. Denu. London—‘He wanted to keep me down, just as he did the men. When 1 wouldn’t tolerate it, he left me” declared an Acton woman séeRing a summons against her husband, an army sergeant. PESKY DAYLIGHT LAW " BOBS UP ONCE MORE Washington, Aug. 18.—Republi- can Leader Mondell has announced that the house will vote tomorrow on the passage of the daylight saving repeal over President Wilson’s veto. Proponents of the repeal, while in a majority, are doubtful whether they can obtain the two-thirds ma- jority necessary to override the veto. V- BEMIDJI, MINN., MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1919 (Special to Pioneer.) 2, St. Paul, Aug. 18.—Lieut. Ormer Locklear, the plane-changing wizard, who is to perform his startling feats at the Minnesota state fair, August 30, 'August 31 and September 1, is out with an announcement that he intends to form a club for the sup- pression of “bunk” in connection with' flying. “There are probably three thou- sands men in this country today, says Locklear, “who are called avi tors. There are probably two hun- dred who can really fly. By that I mean the men who have really mas- tered the art of flying in the sense that they know what to do at the right time and how to avoid acci- dents that come to the incompetent and timid.” NEW YORK’S MILLIONS ° STRUGGLE IN RAIN TO : WORK: TRAFFIC STRIKE Br&;therhood Leaders Ignore an Eleventh Hour Court - Injunction, 3 (By United Press.) New York, Aug. 18.—New York's milljons struggled to work today in a drizzling rain, with transportation tines paralyized by a shut down of all subway and elevated lines, follow- ing a strike by the Brotherhood of Interburough Rapid Transit em- ployes, a company fostered by the company. Not a wheel was turning this morning on the lines affected by the shutdown, which became effective shortly after 4 o’clock Sunday morn- ing, when the brotherhood leaders ignored an.eleventh hour injunction. ROOSEVELT TRAIL IS NEARLY BLAZED IN MINNESOTA ROUTE lmmediqle Marking Through Northwest Is Believed Near at Hand (By United Press.) Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 18.— Completion of the blazing of the Theodore Roosevelt international trail through the Northwest in the immediate future was predicted to- cday by J. B. Streeter, president of the North Dakota Trail association. Work of marking the trail in Wis- consin and Minnesota has been near- ly completed, while the work in North Dakota has just started. The towns in this state through which the trail will pass, however, have contributed their share toward the expenses of marking and orders have been igsued to rush toe work. Good roads advocates and support- ers of the Roosevelt trail believe the Northwest’s lap in this highway will be finished by December first, if North Dakota orders work on its share of the roadway begun immed- iately which Streeter has promised it will do. The Roosevelt trail begins in Mas- sachusetts and its western terminus is - Seattle. In the Northwest, ft passed through Wisconsin, Minne- sota,” North Dakota and Montana. An effort also is being made by Alberta interests to secure passage of the trail tBrough that province it is un- derstood. . The highway is considered one of the best in the United States. It will receive federal and state aid in con- struction and in its upkeep. NOTED ATHLETE ON VISIT. Randal Kratz, of Winona, captain of the crack Hamline college basket- ball team and record holder for the high jump at the college, is a guest of A. T. Carlson and famnifly. Miss Corinne Carlson being a star basket- ball player of the co-ed team of Ham- line. G LEGION CHARTER OPEN UNTIL NOVEMBER 11. IS ADVICE RECEIVED Presents Opportunity For Many To Join and Partici- pate in Honors, Returned soldiers, sailors and marines, who have joined the Be- midji Post of the American Legion during the last several days, will be pleased to learn that they are en- titled to charter membership. Or- ders received today by officers of the Ralph Gracie quota give all returned fighters until November 11 to be- come charter legion members. At the regular monthly meeting of the Bemidji post, to be held next Monday evening, delegates ‘to the state convention to be held in St. Paul fair week will be elected, by- laws acted upon and other matters of importance decided. 1t is the desire of officers that all returned soldiers apply for member- ship during the week, that they may have a voice in these matters, and carry the enrollment to more than two hundred that Bemidji may be en- titled to a larger delegation at the St. Paul convention. It is urged that all membership fees be paid immed- iately. FORMER LEAGUE PITCHER WINS FOR BRAINERD Dr. Diedrich returned today from Brainerd, where he played third base in the team of that city which de- feated Ironton Sunday by the score of 2 to 1. Roy Patterson, former big league twirler pitched for the win- ners. Bralierd has won the Central State league pennant and will play Stillwater winners of the Southern State league, for the championship of the state. ‘DOUGHNUT DAY’ IS FILLED WITH HOLES “Dollars for Doughnuts’” was the slogan of the young ladies who put on the drive for doughnut day today for the benefit of the home service campaign of the Salvation Army and the comely misses had no difficulty in prying the objects of. their attention from loose change, and it seems as if the drive would be a success. Mrs. F. 8. Arnold and her able as- sistants are serving doughnuts and coffee in the gas company’s office on Beltrami avenue and will continue until 7 o’clock, all for the benefit of the Salvation Army drive. EX-KAISER INTENDS T0 RESIDE IN HOLLAND (By United Press.) The Hague, Aug. 18.—Reports from Utrecht, that the ex-kaiser had purchased the Doorn estate,” near Amerogen, were not confirmed today, but it was learned that he was nego- tiating with the owner and apparent- 1y oxpects to remain in Holland. —— ik HUGE STOCK GOES ON SALE; Over s'o,ooo Postoffices, Help in Unloading Surplus War Supplies. —— ‘| 'F EXPECTED SUCCESS CLOTHING WILL FOLLOW Seizures of Hoarded Food By Government Will Be Second Blow.. (By United Press.) Washington, Aug. 18.—The. & of a million dollars worth of.army¥. food began at more than 50,000-past- offices throughout the country to- day. If the sale proyes a success, as officials here believe it will, other army surplus, includjng blankets and clothing, will be dl?posed of in the same manner. . . The sale of army food, along with seizures planned by the department of justice, are expected to be the two heaviest. blows yet aimed.at the high cost of living. 4 : CIVIL WAR VETERAN WILL KNOCK AT 80 YEAR DOOR THURSDAY G. P. Irish as Active as One Years His Junior; Lived In State 71 Years With a soft hat rakishly sgt atop his well covered hqad, sans cgat and with vest opén, Cg'lonol' QP Irjsh stepped briskly inte, THe Plgneer of- fice thig ‘morning and. approaching (e editor{sl desk, as™id nis wont, heartily ejaculated, “Well, my friend ']l be 79 years old tomorrow,” and the editor looked at him in amate- ment, then recalled he was a veteran »f the Civil war, fought over half a .entury ago, when he enlisted in Company F, Ninth Minnesota, S8econd vrigade, Fjrst division, Sixtdenth corps, under, under Genmeral A. J. Smith, and saw the war through in :outhern battleflelds from start to finish. \ For seventy-one % Irish has been a resident &I He. same with his paremts froms near SBuffalo, N. Y., the:family locating at Rochester, Minn., when that thriving ~ity had only one board-sided shack for a store. After the war he was married apd became a farmer, and angaged in other lines and was one of the old time fiddlers in pioneer days, playing all over the state and the northwest, and he has a collec- tion of fine instruments today. He has been a resident of Bemidji for twenty-two years, coming when Bemidji was nothing but a pine for- est and has seen it emerge into the modern city she now is. He is as ac- tive as a man several years his junior and thinks nothing of pushing a heavily laden wheelbarrow teri miles in a trip for blueberries, or clearing timber from his holdings. And he's as happy as a clam in a slack tide, over his approaching natal day. NEW FISH HATCHERY THREE TIMES CAPACITY OF ONE IN SERVICE State Fish Department Offi- cial Tells of Plans for Rebuilding. T. Surber from St. Paul, scientific assistant in the state game and fish department, after a brief look over the fish hatchery at the dam re- turned to his home, having beén chaperoned by Game Warden S. C. Bailey while here. g The hatchery at the dam in the Misgissippi river is to be moved across the river and reconstructed at a cost of about $2,000. It will be an entire new hatchery and work will begin when the bass season is over, between the first and fifteenth of September. 1t will cover space 50x30 feet, con- structed of frame and cohcrete. Its capacity will be three tinfes the present hatchery and white fish and other varieties, besides pike, will be hatched. New jars have been or- dered, so the capacity will be a total of, 600. The hatchery at Detroit Minn., is the nearest, but it is hoped Bemidji’s new Hatchery will soon take front rank: K OF ARMYFOOD i o